I just wrote a depressing pre-vacation post ("If only Life Were a Vacation"). But to honor my cousin, who has a very good sense of humor by the way, I'm going to try to leave for vacation on more of a high note. I think he'll like this: Yesterday I sat in the kitchen, near [...]
Tomorrow morning we're leaving for our Third annual beach vacation. Yippee. If you're on I-95 tomorrow I'll be the stressed out looking guy with the amazing hair that turns gray right before your eyes, my son will be eating his 879th chicken nugget, and my wife will probably be driving. I'm sure it'll be fine, [...]
In the June 2007 edition of Harper's Magazine there is a very interesting article entitled "Chemo World, Surviving the Cancer Unit" by Sallie Tisdale. The article is written from a general cancer perspective. What makes this article a little different is that Ms Tisdale is an oncology nurse at Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, [...]
Taxotere® (Docetaxel) plus Estramustine Confirmed Superior to Taxotere Alone for Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer A recent multi-center U.S. clinical trial has concluded that Taxotere and Estramustine improved survival of men with hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) when compared to the standard regimen of Mitoxantrone and Prednisone. In addition, a recent French trial reported that a [...]
When I was born I was diagnosed with a terminal illness, "life!" My advanced prostate cancer is only one of my many symptoms. We all share this illness and we all will eventually succumb to this dread illness. Some fall victim to life after only a very few minutes of arriving here while others are [...]